For this renovation project, the client wanted the new design to focus on the topic of traditional Chinese liquor. In China, alcohol is made from cereal seeds, following a traditional liquor-making process that has been used over centuries. After a careful study of this process, we created a specific architectural scenography that gives people a singular sensory experience of the making of traditional Chinese liquor. 

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While re-organizing the function of the building and the refurbishment of interior and exterior spaces, we created a system that naturally links the different spaces through an artistic itinerary and guides the guests through the discovery of the different stages of liquor- making.

Location                     Yan’an, Shanxi, China

Client                         Zuo Ke Mei Su Decoration Design Co.,Ltd of Shaanxi Tourism Group

Year                           2019-2020

Status                        Construction

Program                    Boutique Hotel 

Area                           2.139 sqm 

Partners in charge     Aurelien Chen, Wang Keyao

Project lead               Aurelien Chen

Landscape collaborator  Beijing Yangmei Co-creation Art Development Co. Ltd.

Construction site supervision  Li Xin
Photographs              Aurelien Chen,  Li Xin
Aerial Photograph      Li Xin